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2022 Biosimilar Awareness Week: 30 May – 3 June
30 May 2022 - Marking a new dawn in medicine choice and affordability. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2022
Remake of National Health (Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits – Under Co-payment Data and Claims for Payment) Rules 2022
25 May 2022 - The Department has recently remade the National Health (Claims and under co-payment data) Rules 2012, now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2022
Review of discount rate in the PBAC Guidelines
25 May 2022 - The Commonwealth has entered into a new Strategic Agreement in relation to reimbursement, health technology assessment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2022
Medicines Australia ready to work with new Government on medicines reform and life sciences
23 May 2022 - Medicines Australia congratulates Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party on their election win and forming Government. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2022
‘It’s scary, the thought of not having access’: new anti-depressant considered for PBS
22 May 2022 - A drug described as a last option for people with treatment-resistant depression, which psychiatrists say is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2022
People dying of COVID while life-saving drugs go unused, doctors say
21 May 2022 - Top doctors have warned that vulnerable patients who test positive to COVID-19 are missing out on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Medicines Australia puts spotlight on reform priority for the next Government
20 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has set the scene for major health reform by the next Government by alerting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Plea to make new depression 'spray' affordable
19 May 2022 - Mental health experts say a nasal spray to help relieve depression should be subsidised to make ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Major parties committed to major medicines policy reform and reviews – whoever wins on Saturday
19 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has been assured in official communications from the respective Campaign Headquarters that both the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2022
Discount rate adjustment for the health of future generations
17 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has released a video detailing the need for Australia to adjust its discount rate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2022
Remake of the National Health (Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines – Cost Recovery) Regulations 2009
11 May 2022 - The Department has recently remade the National Health (Pharmaceutical and Vaccines—Cost Recovery) Regulations 2009 (2009 Regulations), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2022
High-risk COVID-19 patients can now get two antiviral prescription drugs — but some are still missing out
10 May 2022 - For Australians at high risk of developing severe COVID-19, getting access to potentially lifesaving treatment recently ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2022
Next Health Minister must restart the National Medicines Policy Review
10 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has released a video outlining the importance of restarting the National Medicines Policy Review ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2022
Updated agenda for the July 2022 PBAC meeting
6 May 2022 - The agenda for the July 2022 PBAC meeting has been updated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2022
Insights from the March 2022 PBAC meeting (part 4)
5 May 2022 - The apparent high recommendation rate for the March 2022 meeting does have some downsides. ...